Tie and rail-fastener.



PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

L. S. MELLINGBR.

TIE AND RAIL FAS[`L1\IER.Y

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. 1905.

Patented June 27, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS S. MELLINGER, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,457, dated June 27,1905.

Application filed February 4, 1905. Serial No. 244,193.

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Be it known that I, LOUIS S. MELLINGER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTies and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification,reference -being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tiesand rail-fasteners; and the invention has for its object to provide anovel form of metallic tie, together with means for fastening railsthereon.

Another' object of this invention is to provide a metallic tie whichwill be strong and durable, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture,and highly eflicient when used in connection with railroads.

Brie'liy described, my improved tie is substantially I shape incross-section, and the edges of the tie are cut away to receivefishplates, which are adapted to engage rails resting upon the tie. Thefish-plates are locked to the tie by a tie-rod.

The above construction will be hereinafter 4 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the inner rail fastener. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of myimproved tie, illustrating the outer rail-fastener and rail-brace. Fig.5 is a detail perspective view of one of the outer rail-fasteners.

To put my invention into practice, I have constructed a tie which issubstantially I- shaped in cross-section, and the tie comprises a webportion 1, carrying a head 2, and a base 3. In manufacturing the ties aplurality of ties can be rolled in one piece and then sheared to thedesired lengths. The head 2 of the tie is adapted to support therail-sections, and in the accompanying drawings I have illustrated arail 4 as being secured upon the head 2 of my improved tie.

To secure the rails upon the ties, I employ three {ish-plates, two ofsaid {ish-plates constituting the outer fastening means, while the otherof said {ish-plates constitutes the inner fastening means. Toaccommodate the outer fish-plates, the head 2 of the tie is eut away, asindicated at 5 5, and the base 3 is cut away, as indicated at 6 6. Oneof the outer {ish-plates is illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, andit consists of a plate the one upper edge of which is cut away, asindicated at 7 and 8, to engage the head and base, respectively, of therail-section, and the opposite upper edge is beveled, as indicated at 9.The outer edge of said plate is sheared, as indicated at 10, to engagethe head 2 of the tie, and the bottom edge of the plate is sheared toform depending lugs 11 l1, which are adapted to engage in the cut-awayportions 6 6 of the tie-base. Approximately central of said {ish-plate Iform an aperture 12, and when said {ish-plates are placed in theirrespective positions, as illustrated in Figs. l and 4 of the drawings, arod 14 is employed for securing said fish-plates to the tie, the rod 14being adapted to pass through an opening' 15, formed in the web portion1 of the tie. To secure the rod within the opening 15 and the apertures12, the ends of said rod are bent downwardly, as indicated at 16 16.

The inner fastening means comprises a plate 17, and the one edge of thehead 2 and the base 3 of the tie is cut away, as indicated at 18 and 19,to accommodate the neck portion 20 and the depending lug 2l of the plate17. The

neck portion 20 of the plate 17 is formed with.

an overhanging lip 22, which is adapted to engage the base of the rail 4when said plate is mounted within the openings 18 and 19 of the tie. Tosecure the plate in position, I have provided the web portion l of thetie with an opening 23, and approximately central of said plate 17 Ihave provided an aperture 24:. A rod 25, similar to the rod 14heretofore described, is employed for securing the plate 17 to the tie,and after the rod has been passed through the opening 23 and theaperture 24: the ends of the rod are bent down, as indicated at 25,similar to the ends of the rod 14.

By the particular shape of the fish-plates and the plate 17 when mountedin the tie it Will be impossible for the same to become detached fromthe tie or from the rail-section Lwith which they are engaged, andbesides gripping and retaining the rail-section in position upon the tiethe outer and inner fastening means serve to support and brace the headand base of the tie. It will be observed that I have employed doublefastening means upon the outer sides ofa rail-section, and it will beimpossible for the rails of a track to spread and incur an accident.

While I have illustrated rods as being employed to hold the fasteningmeans in engagement with the tie, it is obvious that bolts and nuts orsuitable keys can be readily employed, and various other slight changesmay be made in the details of construction Without departing from thegeneral spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tie and rail-fastener, comprising an I- shaped beam adapted tosupport rail-sections, and having cut-away portions in both edges of thehead and base at one side of the rail-sections, plates seated in saidcut-away portions and engaging the rail-sections, a tie-rod pass- -ingthrough the web of the beam and connecting said plates, an inside plateseated in the edge of the head and base of the beam and engaging therail, and a tie-rod connecting said plate to the Web of the I-beam.

2. The combination with the rail-sections, of an I-shaped beamconstituting a cross-tie adapted to support the rail-sections,fish-plates seated in the edges of the head and base of said beam at theoutside of the rail-sections and tied to the web of said beam, afish-plate seated in the edge of the beam at the inside of therail-section, and means connecting said latter fish-plate to the web ofthe beam.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS S. MELLINGER. Vitnesses:

I-I. (Y). EVERT, E. E. POTTER.

